Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act Article 54

A handler may not dismiss, demote, reduce the pay of, or take any other unfavorable action against professional technology management personnel or other employee who disclose behavior in violation of this Act to the competent authority or judicial agency, serves as a witness in a lawsuit, or refuses to participate in actions violating this Act.Any dismissal, demotion, pay reduction, or other unfavorable action taken by a handler or its person exercising management powers shall be invalid.If the professional technology management personnel or other employee of a handler is subject to unfavorable action due to the behavior specified in Paragraph 1, the handler shall bear responsibility for presenting evidence showing that the unfavorable action is unconnected with the behavior specified in Paragraph 1.If the professional technology management personnel or other employee of a handler commits an offense of interference with personal privacy or breach of trust under criminal law or special criminal law in their disclosure, the sentence for committing such offences shall be reduced or waived.If the professional technology management personnel or other employee of a handler has participated in behavior subject to criminal responsibility pursuant to this Act, but discloses this behavior to the competent authority or makes a confession or surrenders to a judicial agency, resulting in the capture of other principal criminals or accomplices, the sentence for such crimes shall be reduced or waived.If the professional technology management personnel or other employee of a handler is the victim of unfavorable action as described in Paragraph 1, the competent authority shall provide necessary legal assistance.The central competent authority shall determine the implementation procedures for application eligibility, assistance scope, review methods, commissioning and such matters for the legal assistance in Paragraph 6.